Festival and PM's Speech to Open Congress of Bible Scholars

Ljubljana, 13 July - The 19th congress of the International Organisation for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT) will officially kick off in Ljubljana on Sunday, with an address by Prime Minister Janez Jansa and a biblical festival, which will among other present the Holy Writ through music.

Ljubljana
Hans Barstadt, professor at the University of Edinburgh, speaking at the press conference on the 19th congress of the International Organisation for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT).
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Janos Kern, organiser of the Biblical festival, speaking at the press conference on the 19th congress of the International Organisation for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT).
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Joze Krasnovec, president of the International Organisation for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT), speaking at the press conference on the 19th IOSOT congress .
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Joze Krasnovec, president of the International Organisation for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT), speaking at the press conference on the 19th IOSOT congress .
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Joze Krasnovec, president of the International Organisation for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT), speaking at the press conference on the 19th IOSOT congress .
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Joze Krasnovec, president of the International Organisation for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT), speaking at the press conference on the 19th IOSOT congress .
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Benjamin Wright, professor at the University of Lehigh, Hans Barstadt, professor at the University of Edinburgh, Joze Krasnovec, president of the International Organisation for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT), and Janos Kern, organiser of the Biblical festival, (from left to right) speaking at the press conference on the 19th IOSOT congress.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Benjamin Wright, professor at the University of Lehigh, Hans Barstadt, professor at the University of Edinburgh, Joze Krasnovec, president of the International Organisation for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT), and Janos Kern, organiser of the Biblical festival, (from left to right) speaking at the press conference on the 19th IOSOT congress.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

Ljubljana
Hans Barstadt, professor at the University of Edinburgh, (left) and Joze Krasnovec, president of the International Organisation for the Study of the Old Testament (IOSOT), speaking at the press conference on the 19th IOSOT congress.
Photo: Stanko Gruden/STA

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